USDA Forest Service, Contracting, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, AK 99802- 1628

Z -- SHAMROCK SOUTH ROADS PROJECT, STIKINE AREA SOL IFB R10-96-06 DUE 012297 POC Eric Meyer, (907) 586-8880 Lisa Peterson, (907) 586-8880. Project is comprised of up to 16.4 miles of new forest road construction on Kupreanof Island in southeast Alaska. The construction will begin from the existing forest road system approximately 21 road miles from the village of Kake, Alaska. Work consists of 9.9 miles of 16 foot wide road construction, and 6.5 miles of 14 foot wide road construction. Including staking, clearing and grubbing, excavation, quarry development, borrow excavation, haul, endhaul, furnishing and installing culverts, log bridges and modular bridges, rip rap and seeding and fertilizing. The nearest community is the village of Kake, which is 21 miles from the beginning of the project. The nearest full service community is Petersburg, approximately 42 air miles southeast of Kake. Contract time is 180 days with an anticipated start work date of 5/1/97. Estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. If you wish to receive a solicitation, you may fax your request to (907) 586-7090; or you may send your request by mail or telephone. (0332)

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